IBM Recognizes Pragmatix as Leader for Small Business IT Solutions

Managed hosting services deliver measurable results

Elmsford, NY - (April 25, 2008) – Pragmatix, Inc., an IT solutions company and an advanced IBM Business Partner, has been named by IBM Global Services (IGS) as a finalist in the IGS Teaming Award for Consultants and Integrators category of the IBM Beacon Awards for the third consecutive year.

The solution, “Pragmatix Gold,” a complete IT infrastructure solution, demonstrates Pragmatix's commitment to its clients' business success by providing a hosted, secure, fully-managed solution that supports multiple office locations and mobile users. It offers extensive data backup, network security patching, server management, email recovery and business services that create highly resilient client solutions. All of these services are managed by Pragmatix 24x7.

Pragmatix Gold incorporates several IGS offerings, including IBM Express Managed Services (online backup, email/web security, email recovery, disaster recovery) and SMB server hosting.

According to IBM, “solutions and services recognized by the IBM Beacon Awards “deliver exceptional solutions that solve real business problems.”

Bill Abram, Pragmatix president, said that secure and reliable systems are important to organizations of all sizes. “Since creating Pragmatix Gold in 2006, we have seen an increase in the needs for the managed services this solution provides. Our clients’ success and demand for safe, reliable systems reflects the importance of Pragmatix Gold, and we are pleased to be recognized again for our quality service and innovation,” he said.

Pragmatix Gold™ provides a dedicated installed IBM xSeries server and is professionally managed at a secure IBM e-Business Hosting Facility.

Pragmatix Gold™ also includes the Microsoft Small Business Server suite, which consists of Outlook e-mail and shared calendars, web site hosting, corporate intranet, secure file server, SQL database and SharePoint collaboration tools, secure remote access, mobile messaging, anti-virus and anti-spam services.

Award recipients will be acknowledged at the invitation-only IBM Business Partner Leadership Conference in Los Angeles from April 30, 2008 through May 2, 2008.

About Pragmatix, Inc.
Based in Westchester County, New York, Pragmatix delivers a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions including secure managed hosting, remote managed services and support, custom applications and software development. An advanced IBM Business Partner and Microsoft Certified Partner since 1992, Pragmatix combines proven technologies, expert skills and deep industry knowledge to help clients generate higher revenues and achieve a true competitive advantage. It builds custom database and web-enabled applications and provides fully-managed secure hosting solutions for the SMB market. For additional information, call 914.345.9444 x3003 or visit www.pragmatix.com. For information about Pragmatix Gold, visit www.pragmatixgold.com.